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/ 24 September 2010
Rebuilding the image of a sport battered by almost 11 months of bad publicity is a priority of the newly elected Athletics South Africa (ASA) board.
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/ 17 September 2010
The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) has a long battle ahead before it can put an end to the Caster Semenya saga.
Olympic governing body Sascoc insists its probe into ASA boss Leonard Chuene and others is sub judice.
Ray Mali has hit back at athletes and former ASA interim board members who have slammed Sascoc for delaying their exit from the federation.
Athletics stakeholders are upset that the cricket administrator’s tenure at ASA has been extended. <em>Phathisani Moyo </em>reports.
Caster Semenya should be allowed to compete immediately in female events, her lawyers said on Wednesday.
Caster Semenya has pencilled June 24 as the date for her return to the track, after almost a year on the sidelines following her gender controversy.
Caster Semenya’s lawyers say they will do whatever is necessary to ensure the world 800m champion can compete without restriction this season.
ASA administrator Ray Mali expects the federation’s suspended board members and employees to face disciplinary hearings within the next two weeks.
Former New York marathon champion Hendrick Ramaala wants to take over as the head of Athletics South Africa (ASA) when a new board is elected.
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/ 10 February 2010
Possible financial mismanagement and evidence of document-shredding were uncovered at Athletics SA after its interim board took office.
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/ 15 January 2010
After some confusion Sascoc has made it clear that athlete Caster Semenya can’t compete locally until a final decisions is made on her gender tests.
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/ 14 January 2010
Women’s 800 metres world champion Caster Semenya is set to return to the track in February despite her still being in the middle of a gender row.
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/ 21 November 2009
Chaos erupted after the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) named an interim Athletics South Africa board on Saturday.
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/ 19 November 2009
Caster Semenya faces another delay over her future after it was revealed on Wednesday that medical testing is still not complete.
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/ 16 November 2009
Sascoc member Ray Mali on Monday said ASA’s suspended staff had gracefully allowed Sascoc to take over administration of the federation.
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/ 5 November 2009
Athletics South Africa has apologised ”unconditionally” over its handling of athlete Caster Semenya’s gender-verification test.
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/ 30 October 2009
The ANC Caster Semenya support task team recently released a statement advising the IAAF to declare the gender tests null and void.
Athletics South Africa has denied that it is withholding athletes’ prize money because it is in financial difficulty.
Nedbank must retain its sponsorship of Athletics SA or face the wrath of patriotic South Africans, the ANC Youth League said on Saturday.
Julius Malema has once again made extremely controversial statements that could lead to racial polarisation, the FF Plus said on Friday
ANCYL leader Julius Malema came out in support of Athletics South Africa president Leonard Chuene on Thursday.
Athletics SA plunged further into turmoil on Thursday when Nedbank pulled its sponsorship of the annual Matha Series races.
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/ 29 September 2009
Fear was the driving force behind Leonard Chuene retaining his seat at the head of the Athletics South Africa (ASA) board.
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/ 25 September 2009
The African National Congress Youth League on Thursday welcomed Athletics SA’s decision to retain Leonard Chuene as its president.
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/ 24 September 2009
SA’s athletics boss Leonard Chuene kept his job after a meeting of the sports’ governing council on Thursday despite calls for his resignation.
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/ 24 September 2009
Athletics South Africa is experiencing a serious financial crisis and failed to brief the council on the federation’s financial status last week.
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/ 23 September 2009
Three officials who had the power to veto Athletics South Africa president Leonard Chuene’s decision on Caster Semenya have now spoken out.
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/ 22 September 2009
SA athletics officials will meet this week to discuss the future of their president, who faces calls to go after he admitted to lying.
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/ 18 September 2009
The National Assembly’s sport committee has postponed its meeting with Athletics South Africa (ASA) scheduled for Tuesday.
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/ 17 September 2009
Athletics South Africa (ASA) on Thursday requested that a commission of inquiry be established into how it handled the Caster Semenya saga.
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/ 16 September 2009
Athletics South Africa is expected to appear before the National Assembly’s sport committee to explain its role in the Caster Semenya saga.